Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 5.9% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 31.0% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$47.19
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$22,783.27
KWD6,996.010
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$29.29
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
Seoul
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$28.44
KWD8.730
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$930.70
KWD285.790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$702.87
KWD215.830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$41.98
KWD12.890
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$560.24
KWD172.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,062.460
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$124.57
KWD38.250
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$11.39
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$45.57
KWD13.990
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$56.69
KWD17.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$94.97
KWD29.160
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$91.63
KWD28.140
|
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